Fortnite sets new records for peak traffic levels

Fortnite set new peak levels of traffic for a video game, says Akamai.

Published: 17 July 2018 - 8:41 a.m.

By: Mark Sutton

The launch of the latest update to the
massively popular game Fortnite last week set new records for peak levels of
traffic, according content delivery network Akamai.

The release of Fortnite Season 5 last Thursday set a new record
of peak level traffic for a single video game, with peaks exceeding 37 Tbps
across all platforms.

Akamai said that to put this into perspective, this level of
traffic would be like downloading the average mobile game 2.8 million times per
minute. The company added that this demonstrates both the continued success of
Epic Games' hit title, and the power and resiliency of the Akamai Intelligent
Platform.